> Someone out there knows the best site to investigate plans, not kits, for
> a skin or canvas covered kayak or bidarka. Any related book titles &
> sources would bne be appreciated also. Please help!

Try Wolfgang Brink's "The Alutian Kayak", George Dyson's "Baidarka", and George Putz's "Wood and Canvas Kayak Building". I'm just finishing up a Putz Walrus, I haven't paddled it yet.

Mike